Gouge, Snyder, Lame, & Glick
March 23, 2007
IPM IN SCHOOLS
Inspection Checklist
At a glance assessment - Key questions
indicating an IPM program is in progress
Do you have an IPM Specialist?
Y N
Do you have an IPM policy?
Y N
Do you have an IPM committee?
Y N
Are you a member of a state IPM coalition?
Y N
Do you apply scheduled pesticide treatments?
Y N
Do you have an inspection schedule?
Y N
Do you have a monitoring program?
Y N
Do you use pest sighting logs?
Y N
Do you distribute a Pest Press?
Y N
Do you provide continuing education regarding
pest issues?
Y N
1. School name & district:
2. Audit Participants:
3. School site details (names, phone numbers and/or e-mails):
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Principal:__________________________________________________________
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Age of School: _____________________________________________________
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Area (ft2):_________________________________________________________
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Number of students:_________________________________________________
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Director of Operations:______________________________________________
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IPM Specialist:_____________________________________________________
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Building Manager:__________________________________________________
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Grounds Supervisor:_________________________________________________
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Number of custodians:_______________________________________________
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Contractual custodians:_______________________________________________
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Kitchen manager:___________________________________________________
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On-site food preparation:_____________________________________________
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School nurse:______________________________________________________
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Pest Management Company:__________________________________________
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Waste Management:_________________________________________________
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Perceived pests:____________________________________________________
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Observed pests:____________________________________________________
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On-site food preparation::____________________________________________
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Baits:____________________________________________________________
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Monitor traps:_____________________________________________________
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Pest sighting logs:__________________________________________________
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Training programs:_________________________________________________
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Pest management education for staff/faculty:_____________________________
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Information systems:________________________________________________
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Sanitation:________________________________________________________
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Pest Press:________________________________________________________
1. Building Exterior
□ Windows &
screens
□ Trees &
shrubbery
□ Lights
□ Dumpsters
□ Trash cans
□ Food areas &
tables
□ Turf
□ Covered areas
□ Eves & walls
□ Conduits
□ Cold seems
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i.e., are there gaps between window or screen and frame? Are dumpsters located
away from building, closed, and relatively clean? Are trees overhanging building?
Are shrubs shoulder-width away from building? Is there evidence of water damage
on eves or walls, or spider webbing? Do lights have webbing or evidence of bird
activity around them? Do they flood irrigate& does the water tend pool anywhere?
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2. Kitchen
□ Pantry
□ Dishwashing
area
□ Ceiling tiles
□ Under counters &
appliances
□ Floor drains &
sinks
□ Backdoor &
exterior cafeteria
doors
□ Cookware
storage area
□ Stored food
bins
□ Garbage
disposals
□ Counter tops
□ Pantry shelving
□ Trash cans
What to look for: Behind bulletin boards, on window sills, how close is
dumpster to back door, efficiency of air-curtains on doors, external door seals,
drains have metal baskets, corner clean, are floors steam cleaned or power
washed periodically? Pest monitoring log available?
3. Custodian’s closet – room # ___________
4. Classrooms & nurse’s office
name/room # __________________________
□ Inside cupboards
□ Under sinks
□ Under & behind
furniture
□ Overhead
lights
□ Teacher’s
cupboards
□ Drains
□ Corners
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□ Mops &
brooms clean?
□ Clutter?
□ Sink
□ Pesticides?
□ Clutter?
□ Racks used for
brooms and mops?
□ Shelving?
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5. Teacher’s lounge 1
Areas to inspect:
□ Under furniture
& cushions
□ Sinks
□ Under & behind
vending machines
□ Overhead
lights
□ Cupboards
□ Microwave
□ Oven
□ Refrigerator 1
□ Counters
□ Biohazard suits
needed?
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What to look for: Behind bulletin boards, on window sills, corner
clean, what is in the refrigerator/under microwave? Pest
monitoring log available? Pest Press posted? Window sills,
ceiling tiles.
6. Hallways, main office
name/room # __________________________
Areas to inspect:
□ Corners
□ Overhead lighting
□ Under & behind
furniture
□ Exterior doors
□ General
sanitation
□ Ventilation
□ Windows
□ Ceiling tiles
□ Bulletin boards
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Pest Venerable Areas (kitchen, custodial closets, special
education classrooms, teachers lounge, dumpster areas).
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